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 r1r·rY.N1NTH conennss. sm. 1. cm. 2575-2577. 1906. 211 iishways and lights, to be approved by the Secretar of Commerce and Labor, shall be constructed and maintained at said dam by William R.. Morrison and H. W. Haines, their heirs, administrators, and assigns. Sec. 2. That in case any litigation arises from the building of said Litis¤¤v¤· dam or from the obstructions of said river by said dam or appurtenant works, cases may be tried in the proper courts as now provided for that puipose in the State of Minnesota and in the courts of the United States: *r·0*vided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to E=¤¤¤¤¤ Mw Ml repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference mM8d` to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said structures from the o ration of the same. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein Time ‘>f<>¤¤¤Pl==¤¤¤¤- authorized be commenced within one year and be completed within three years from the time of the passage of this Act. Sec.  That the right to amend or repeal this Act is hereby expressly ·'““°“"’“°'“· reserve . Approved, June 4, 1906. l  2576.-——An Act _To authorizethe construction of a bridge acros  Talla- §,‘“§4i£§] hatchie River in Tallahatchie County, M1ss1ss1pp1.  - Be tt enacted by the Senate and 1{mwe of Representatives 0 f the United _ States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the board of super- §{}§{,‘§{§{}{§&l§',‘f{$,_ visors of Tallahatchie County, State of Mississippi, a municipal corpo-   mp ¤¤¤s¤. M ration under the laws of the State of Mississippi, its successors and mmm my' assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, ‘ and operate a wagon bridge and ap roaches thereto, across the Tallahatchie River, at or near Jarman Terry, in Tallahatchie County, in the State of Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of the Act **""· P· 8* entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 2. That th; right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A"‘°“°"‘°“'· expressly reserve. Approved, June -1, 1906. CHAP. 2577.-An Act Authorizing the use of the waters in (`oosa River at Lock Jmw 4. Ivy. Numbered Four, in Alabama. _  *;,1%-l A Public. S0. 196.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe,w·e.sentatiz·es of the Gated [ Stories of Amenba hz. (J?}}?!/I'¢’XN assembled, That the Secretary of YV ar is  hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contract with any in- lggmberrgogr baringdividual or corporation, private or municipal, preference heinglgiven m.,,§’_ P" °` ““ ° ' to riparian owners and their assigns, hereinafter designated “ the contracting party," to complete the dam and forebay of the lock which has been partially constructed by the Government at Lock humbered Four on the Coosa River, the work to be done under his supervision and control, and in accordance with the present adopted project and _ any moditication thereof that he may deem proper: Pzmrided, That the §g;Q,*gg*gm_ contracting party shall furnish all materials, of every character, and pay for all labor required in the construction of said damvand forebay, which, upon completion, shall become the property of the U mted States, free of all costs. claims. or cliarges of any kind whatsoever: H·0z·z;led _fln·¢l•.,»,·, That the terms of this Act and any stipulation which the See ga1;;§;¤ct1¤¤¤ rc rmiretarv of \Var may deem necessary to safeguard the interests otnavi- ' gatioii and other interests of the United States shall be embodied in any contract entered into as aforesaid.